JSci.physics.particles

Class Tau

java.lang.Object

JSci.physics.Particle

JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

JSci.physics.particles.Lepton

JSci.physics.particles.Tau

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Tau
extends Lepton

A class representing taus.

Version:

1.5

Author:

Mark Hale

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

spinZ

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

momentum, position

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Tau() Constructs a tau.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Tau	absorb(Photon y) Absorbs a photon.
TauNeutrino	absorb(WPlus w) Absorbs a W+.
Tau	absorb(ZZero z) Absorbs a Z0.
QuantumParticle	anti() Returns the antiparticle of this particle.
int	charge() Returns the electric charge.
int	eLeptonQN() Returns the electron lepton number.
Tau	emit(Photon y) Emits a photon.
TauNeutrino	emit(WMinus w) Emits a W-.
Tau	emit(ZZero z) Emits a Z0.
boolean	isAnti(QuantumParticle qp) Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.
int	muLeptonQN() Returns the muon lepton number.
double	restMass() Returns the rest mass (MeV).
int	tauLeptonQN() Returns the tau lepton number.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing this class.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Lepton

baryonQN, isospin, isospinZ, spin, strangeQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Tau

public Tau()

Constructs a tau.

Method Detail

restMass

public double restMass()

Returns the rest mass (MeV).

Specified by:

restMass in class RelativisticParticle

Returns:

1777.03

charge

public int charge()

Returns the electric charge.

Specified by:

charge in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

-1

eLeptonQN

public int eLeptonQN()

Returns the electron lepton number.

Specified by:

eLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

muLeptonQN

public int muLeptonQN()

Returns the muon lepton number.

Specified by:

muLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

tauLeptonQN

public int tauLeptonQN()

Returns the tau lepton number.

Specified by:

tauLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

anti

public QuantumParticle anti()

Returns the antiparticle of this particle.

Specified by:

anti in class QuantumParticle

isAnti

public boolean isAnti(QuantumParticle qp)

Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.

Specified by:

isAnti in class QuantumParticle

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representing this class.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

emit

public Tau emit(Photon y)

Emits a photon.

absorb

public Tau absorb(Photon y)

Absorbs a photon.

emit

public TauNeutrino emit(WMinus w)

Emits a W-.

absorb

public TauNeutrino absorb(WPlus w)

Absorbs a W+.

emit

public Tau emit(ZZero z)

Emits a Z0.

absorb

public Tau absorb(ZZero z)

Absorbs a Z0.